Knowledge Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Kentucky

For a computing services director, Kentucky is a land of educational and employment opportunities. The job pool for computer services directors in Kentucky is growing and currently sits at 2,530. A projected rise of 23 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 2,890 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for computer services directors. National projections show a rise of just 16 percent over the next 10 years. Computer services directors create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

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Computer services directors earn $45 per hour or $93,000 per year on average in Kentucky. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

With a population of 4,314,113, Kentucky, also called Bluegrass State, has grown by 6.7 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Frankfort. There were a total of 2,442,252 jobs in 2008 and people in Kentucky earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $31,936, up from $31,060. Unemployment in Kentucky jumped by 3.9 percentage points to 10.5 percent in 2009. Roughly 17.1 percent of Kentucky residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in Kentucky include tobacco product merchant wholesalers, alumina production, couriers and couriers.

One of the many things Kentucky is known for, Thunder Over Louisville is the opening ceremony for the Kentucky Derby Festival and is the world's largest fireworks display. Kentucky has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Cumberland is the only waterfall in the world to regularly display a Moonbow. It is located just southwest of Corbin.

Knowledge Management

Computer services directors create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

They regularly design computer data resources, providing for data security and control and disaster recovery and evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements.

They are required to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in order to improve their performance. Also, they must use core mathematical skills in problem solving.

Computer services directors must be able to articulate ideas and problems. They should also have the ability to listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, computer services directors must be reliable and believe in an agile approach to problem solving and deal with change.